Mazda RX-8 Complaints (2005)

162 consumer complaints on file.

#10321354March 22, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CLUTCH PEDAL ON MY MAZDA RX 8 BROKE AT 80,000 MILES. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. *DT
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#10319146March 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING A 2005 MAZDA RX8 I LOST CONTROL AFTER SHIFTING FROM 5 TO 4TH GEAR. THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK IN AND MOVED SLIGHTLY RIGHT NEAR THE BREAK PEDAL AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THIS SURPRISED ME WHICH CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED A TOW COMPANY TO TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT USED WITH 58000 MILES ON IT. THEY SAID THE CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR 1400 DOLLARS. AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY SO I ASKED FOR IT TO BE TOWED BACK TO A LOCAL GARAGE. MY LOCAL GARAGE FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLE BROKE AWAY FROM THE MOUNTING PLATE. THIS IS A PART THAT YOU WOULD NOT EXPECT TO BREAK. ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO A FAULTY WELD. THE METAL RIPPED FROM THE POINT OF A SPOT WELD. THIS SPOT WELD MAY HAVE WEAKENED WHAT IS RELATIVELY THIN METAL FOR THIS USE. I HAD A LOCAL GARAGE REPLACE THE PART FOR 500 DOLLARS WITH PARTS AND LABOR. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL GUARANTEE BUT MAZDA REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE COST BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPAIRED BY MAZDA. ALL I WANTED WAS THE COST OF THE PART. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
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#10318989March 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
1. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH EXITING OFF A LONG OFF RAMP. 2. CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE. PUSHED CLUTCH IN AND HEARD A LOUD "CRACK!". BARELY GOT THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR AND INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE IT WAS DOA AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE PEDAL WAS BENT AND NEARLY STUCK BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL. 3. NO REPAIR. DEALER ASKING $595 TO REPAIR. I CAN'T AFFORD IT (I AM UNEMPLOYED AND COULDN'T FIND A SINGLE JOB IN A YEAR AND A HALF). *TR
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#10316516March 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2005 MAZDA RX-8. CONSUMER STATES ROUGH RUNNING, STALLING AND FLOODING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO START. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS CARBON IN THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED IT A COMPRESSION TEST. IT BARELY PASSED THE TEST. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WERE A LOT OF DEFECTS IN MAZDA RX-8 ENGINES AND THAT HE WOULD PROBABLY NEED A NEW ENGINE IN THE FUTURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND DECARBED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO IDLE ROUGHLY, STALL AND FLOOD SINCE THE FIRST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SIX MONTHS LATER WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE TO WARM IT UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE DECARBED AGAIN AND THE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
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#10315939March 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) AROUND 30 DAYS AGO I HEARD A "POP" SOUND WHEN I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL OF MY 2005 MAZDA RX-8. IT FELT A LITTLE SOFTER AFTER THE "POP" SOUND. I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD BROKEN BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING AND THE CLUTCH SEEMED TO WORK OK. HOWEVER, OVER THE NEXT 30 DAYS, IT BECAME HARDER AND HARDER TO GET THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE. ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010, I BROUGHT MY 2005 MAZDA RX-8 TO CONGRESSIONAL MAZDA IN ROCKVILLE, MD TO HAVE MY CLUTCH INSPECTED. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BRACKET WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE QUOTE WAS OVER $500 SO I SAID I WOULD BRING THE CAR BACK IN WHEN I HAD THE MONEY. HOWEVER, WHEN I DROVE AWAY I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR AND THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE BACK TO THE DEALER IN 1ST GEAR AND ASKED THEM TO ORDER THE PART AND REPLACE THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BRACKET. WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE CAR SHIFTED FINE. I HAVE THE BROKEN CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND I CAN SEE CLEARLY THAT THE METAL ON ONE SIDE OF THE MOUNTING BOLT HAS TORN APART MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FULLY ENGAGE THE CLUTCH. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE "POP" SOUND I HEARD. I HAVE 77,000 MILES ON MY RX-8. I DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK, NOT ON COMPETITIVE OR CHALLENGING TRACKS OR COURSES. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MAZDA USED POOR QUALITY METAL AND/OR POOR QUALITY SPOT WELDS IN CONSTRUCTING THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY ON THE 2005 RX-8 AND I REQUEST THAT NHTSA EVALUATE IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING QUALITY OF THAT PART. I HAVE THE OLD CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BRACKET AND CAN SEND IT TO NHTSA FOR INSPECTION. I BELIEVE MAZDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE CARS AND REPLACE THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH A BETTER CONSTRUCTED SYSTEM. THE REPLACEMENT CLUTCH ASSEMBLY I RECEIVED HAS THE SAME POOR QUALITY METAL AND SPOT WELDS AS THE ORIGINAL PART. MAZDA DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ADDRESSING THIS POTENTIALITY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. [XXX] *TR
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#10312729February 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2005 MAZDA RX8 WITH 30K MILES. I NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING MY CLUTCH PEDAL APPROX A MONTH AGO. THE OTHER EVENING WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL ONTO A BUSY ROAD THE CLUTCH MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN I APPLIED THE CLUTCH AND I WAS UNABLE TO PUT IT INTO GEAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ROLL BACK TO A SAFE PLACE AND WAIT FOR A TOW. MAZDA INFORMED ME THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM & I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I'VE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HAD I BEEN ABLE TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND IT BROKE, I WOULD NOT OF BEEN ABLE TO SHIFT WHICH WOULD HAVE LEFT ME IN A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT MAZDA IS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THIS PART W/O A CHARGE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR
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#10311801February 18, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-30MPH; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO STICK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STEERED IN ONE DIRECTION. THE DRIVER MANEUVERED THE STEERING WHEEL IN A FORWARD AND BACKWARD POSITION TO RELEASE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING RACK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB
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#10302209January 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I'VE BEEN HEARING THIS SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM MY CLUTCH FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I FELT/HEARD A POPPING SOUND. MY CLUTCH PEDAL WAS NOW ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I ASSUMED MY CLUTCH WAS GONE BUT THE CAR STILL DROVE HOME I WAS 1/2 MILE FROM HOME. I DROVE SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY HOME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MAZDA TODAY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CLUTCH BRACKET IS BROKEN. THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THIS IS ROUGHLY 500$. *TR
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#10300049January 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY CLUTCH PEDAL SNAPPED AGAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 2 YEARS, !@#$%??? WHEN IS MAZDA RESOLVE THIS ISSUE?? UNTIL SOME ONE DIES???? *TR
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#10299859January 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE MAZDA RX-8 IS HAVING AN ISSUE THAT IS COMING UP MORE FREQUENTLY NOW FROM A FAULTY A/C SWITCH OR HEATING SYSTEM FAILURE. THE HEAT DOES NOT COME INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON AND ONLY COLD AIR COMES INTO VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAPPENS IN THE BEGINNING ONLY RANDOMLY UNTIL THE UNIT COMPLETELY FAILS. THE A/C MODULAR IS A ELECTRONIC SWITCH THAT CHANGES VENTS AND A/C OR HEAT. THE VENT MECHANISM STILL FUNCTIONS BUT THE HEAT IS NEVER TRANSFERRED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSEQUENCES FROM THIS ITEM FAILING, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER TIME, THE WINDSHIELD CANNOT BE DEFROSTED AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WAY HUMAN EXHAUSTION WILL CAUSE THE WINDOW FOG UP IMPAIRING DRIVER'S VISION. AS WELL AS COLD TEMPERATURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE THAT DO NOT SUFFICE WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. *TR
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#10298663January 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2005 MAZDA RX-8 WITH 51XXX MILES ON IT. DRIVING HOME I STEPPED ONTO THE CLUTCH PRION TO A TURN AND SNAP! THE CAR WAS LOCKED IN SECOND GEAR AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS NOT RETURNING TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. ONLY A FEW MILES HOME, I REALIZED THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE AROUND THE BOLT. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS CHEAPLY MADE AND POORLY WELDED. I ALSO GOT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE IF I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED AND GOT LOCKED IN GEAR. I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE BRACKET. *TR
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#10297060December 27, 2009
STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I BOUGHT A USED MAZDA RX8 (2005 WITH ABOUT 60 THOUSAND MILES) WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS OF DAILY DRIVING (NO RACING OR HARD SHIFTING) MY CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE PEDAL IN PLACE BROKE DUE TO ITS VERY THIN METAL DESIGN. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY RX-8 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE INSTALLED A REINFORCED BRACKET AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND STILL NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE IT HAS UNALIGNED THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION. IF THIS BREAK WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AT ANY OTHER TIME I BELIEVE IT COULD EASILY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE HIGHWAY GETTING TO SCHOOL AND I BELIEVE THAT AT 65 MPH THIS BREAK WOULD HAVE AT LEAST DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AND A RECALL MUST BE IMPLEMENTED. *TR
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#10295485December 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILS WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE 2004-2008 MAZDA RX-8 REACHES AROUND 45,000 MILES. WHEN THE PEDAL FAILS YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR OR PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. LUCKILY, WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME I WAS LEAVING A STOP SIGN ABOUT ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOME. MANY PEOPLE ON AN RX-8 FORUM (RX8CLUB.COM), HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR AND IT IS TYPICALLY NEAR 45,000 MILES. MAZDA DOES NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR
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#10292016November 12, 2009
VISIBILITY
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR GOT CRACKED AT THE TOP OF THE SEAM AND NOW ALWAYS HANGS DOWN IN DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT. *TR
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#10290163October 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY. 2. THE CAR IN QUESTION IS A 2005 MAZDA RX8. THE CLUTCH PEDAL EVENTUALLY HAD MOVEMENT LEFT-TO-RIGHT AND THE WELDS ON THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE. I WAS LEFT UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. 3. THE ENTIRE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP UNDER BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THEY DID CLEARLY STATE THAT THE EXACT SAME PART WAS USED TO REPLACE IT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REVISIONS TO THE WELDS AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL STARTED CREAKING AGAIN! *TR
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#10289356October 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE CLUTCH BRACKET ON MY VEHICLE BROKE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN AN INTERSECTION. I CAN BARELY SHIFT NOW AND AFTER READING ABOUT IT I SEE THAT SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
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#10288885October 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN
MY CLUTCH PEDAL ON MY 2005 MAZDA RX8 SNAPPED WHILE CHANGING GEARS (3-4) ON THE FREEWAY. LAST MONTH THERE WERE NOISES COMING FROM THE CLUTCH PEDAL [SQUEAKING] AND AFTER THE PEDAL SNAPPED THE PEDAL DOES NOT FULLY POP BACK ALL THE WAY UP. IN ORDER TO GET THE PEDAL IN THE RIGHT POSITION I HAVE TO GET MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING IN ORDER TO PULL THE PEDAL UP IN THE RIGHT POSITION. [EVERY TIME I SWITCH GEARS] IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE [WHICH WAS THE WEAK WELDS ON THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SNAPPED] I HAVE TO GET IT REWELDED AND ADD EXTRA SUPPORT WELDS. *TR
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#10286497October 6, 2009
STRUCTURE
2005 MAZDA RX8: UPON DRIVING I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A LOUD CRACK. THE CLUTCH PEDAL ON MY CAR FELT 'LOOSE' AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER THAT THE WELDS ON MY CLUTCH PEDAL HAD BROKEN. FORTUNATELY I WAS ALMOST HOME BUT I HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING AND HAD TO BE CAREFUL AS THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS MAKING ITS WAY TOWARDS THE BRAKE PEDAL. (IF IT BROKE ANY MORE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO APPLY THE BRAKE) THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR
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#10286502October 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE AGAIN ON MY RX8 (TWICE IN THE SAME YEAR) FOLLOW MY LINK FOR THE STORY, MAZDA NEEDS TO GET THEIR '!@#$% TOGETHER. HTTP://WWW.RX8CLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=3262664#POST3262664. *TR
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#10286533October 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE CLUTCH PEDAL ON MY 2005 MAZDA RX-8 IS EXTREMELY SQUEAKY AND SEEMS TO BE ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING. WHEN PRESSED DOWN UPON, IT SQUEAKS AND IT ALSO MOVES LEFT AND RIGHT MORE THAN IT SHOULD. I HAVE READ DOZENS OF OTHER REPORTS OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL ACTUALLY SNAPPING AND I AM QUITE WORRIED THAT MY CLUTCH PEDAL IS CLOSE TO BREAKING AS WELL. *TR
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